CFTC Announces Director of the Whistleblower Office

WASHINGTON - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced Raagnee Beri has been named director of the Whistleblower Office.

The CFTC's Whistleblower Program provides monetary incentives to individuals who come forward to report possible violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and provides anti-retaliation protections for whistleblowers.

"The Whistleblower Office plays an important role in supporting the Commission's enforcement program. Raagnee is the right person to help lead that office and continue to promote its efficacy," said Chairman Michael S. Selig.

"I look forward to Raagnee blending her time as a CFTC enforcement attorney, her experience handling whistleblower appeal litigation, and her deep substantive Commodity Exchange Act expertise as she leads this important office," said General Counsel Tyler Badgley.

Beri steps into the role with extensive CFTC experience first as a trial attorney in the Division of Enforcement and then as a senior assistant general counsel in the Litigation Branch of the Office of the General Counsel. Prior to joining the CFTC, Beri was a trial attorney at the Department of Justice Tax Division. Beri clerked for the Northern District of Indiana and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia following her graduation from the George Washington University School of Law.